** Shares of ad-tech firm Trade Desk TTD.O, down ~68% this year, set to end 2025 as the worst performing stock in the S&P 500 index .SPX
** Stock poised for worst annual performance since going public in September 2016
** Resignation of the CFO in August along with a sharp slowdown in revenue growth, severely rattled investor confidence, triggering a ~39% sell-off
** Stock has suffered from growing fears that Amazon's AMZN.O expanding ad-tech ecosystem is rapidly grabbing market share from independent platforms
** Avg analyst rating on the stock is "Buy", with a media PT of $60
** Despite slump in stock, it trades at ~19 times 12-month forward profit expectations, higher than ~9 for Taboola TBLA.O and -16 for PubMatic PUBM.O
** Meanwhile, TBLA up ~24%, PUBM down ~39%, so far this year
Trade Desk poised for worst year since going public https://www.reuters.com/graphics/THETRADEDESK-STOCKS/zgvoyyjdjvd/chart_eikon.jpg
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru)
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